Fluid and Electrolyte Notes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide

by Allison Hale MSN, BA, RN, Mary Jo Hovey MSN, RN, CNE

Overview

This handy pocket guide provides the crucial coverage you need to quickly recall the signs, symptoms, and treatments of common fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances. Its simple and direct approach makes an often challenging subject easier to understand and its easy-to-use format and on-the-job durability make it the perfect reference for any setting.

“I am a student nurse with 2 semesters left before graduating. Fluid and Electrolyte balance is what we live and breathe on the Med/Surg floor!! These pocket notes have helped me fill out my clinical worksheets which can be a real pain if the hospital you are working at is not up to par with their charts. I highly recommend these notes. It will help you all throughout nursing school and the beginning of your career. By the time you are done, you will definitely have to be familiar or memorized with these values.”
– Amazon Customer, Amazon.com

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803625389
Publisher:	F.A. Davis Company
Publication date:	10/03/2012
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	3.50(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

President, Professional Nurse Writer's, Inc

Educator, ADN Program, Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, North Carolina

Table of Contents

Tab 1. Fluid Imbalances
Tab 2. IV Fluid Replacement
Tab 3. Sodium and Chloride Imbalances
Tab 4. Potassium and Magnesium Imbalances
Tab 5. Calcium and Phosphate Imbalances
Tab 6. Acid-Base Imbalance
Tab 7. Appendices
Tab 8. Index